The Cork – an airtight seal
– a simple piece of tree bark shaped to form an airtight seal for a bottle of wine
Designed to keep the wine in and the air out.
Makes a very effective plug
Corkscrew
– A simple device makes removing a cork easy
Will extract a cork effectively in seconds
Making access to your favourite tipple simple
Chocolate mini eggs
– a small sugar coated chocolate sweet
Ideally shaped to form an airtight seal in child’s airway
Becomes sticky in the mouth and dissolves very slowly
Which makes them very difficult to remove
Unfortunately, there’s no useful tool like a corkscrew to remove these and that airtight seal will be difficult to break
What should you do if they’re choking?
Choking Hazard
Always look for manufacturers danger warnings on the packs
Never leave your child unattended with small objects
Some other equally dangerous objects:
Carrot rounds, coins, toy parts, coin batteries*
Mini eggs and small objects can kill a child in minutes
Would you know how to help a choking child? What to do.
Learn Basic Lifesaving skills now it could be your child you save
*Batteries are even more dangerous, they can burn through internal tissues causing irreparable damage to airways and digestive tract